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ServerIron ADX Administration Guide 19
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Using the management port
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The ServerIron ADX management port functions as described in the following”
• The management port supports IPv4 operations and ARP packets. It does not support IPv6
operations.
• The management port allows you to configure and manage the ServerIron ADX only. As a
result, this port has the same limited functionality as an IP host port.
• You cannot enable and run routing protocols on the management port.
• The management port supports static routes and directly connected routes, which are
installed in the management module's routing table. However, these routes are not installed in
the interface module's routing table. Therefore, the interface modules are not aware of the
management port's static or directly connected routes.
• If you configure the redistribution of directly connected or static routes for a particular routing
protocol, the routing protocol will redistribute directly connected or static routes associated
with the interface module ports but not those associated with the management port.
• On a ServerIron ADX, the management port supports multiple static routes. With switch code,
there is a restriction of 32 routes and these must be configured under the managment
interface configuration. With router code installed, you can configure static routes pointing to
the managment port at the global configuration level.
• You cannot configure a default route (0.0.0.0/0) that points to the management port.
To display configuration information and statistics about the management port, you can enter the
show interface management 1 command at any CLI level.
Configuring the management port
You can configure the ServerIron ADX management port for the following:
• To enable or disable the port
• An IP address
• An IP Route pointing over the managment port (this is available with switch code only)
Enabling and disabling the management port
The interface port is enabled by default. It can be disabled using the disable command under the
management interface configureation mode. Once disabled, it can be enabled using the enable
command. The following example disables a managment port on a ServerIron ADX.
ServerIronADX# configure terminal
ServerIronADX(config)# interface management 1
ServerIronADX(config-if-mgmt-1)# enable
Syntax: interface management 1
Console
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SI-MM
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Aux1
Aux2
Aux
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Management Module
Management Port